2000 Death Robert Trout, radio Methuselah, ", coined the term ""fireside chat"" to describe FDR's informal speeches, ", dies at 91 1967 Death Marcel Ayme, French writer (Lesson contes du chat perche), dies at 65 1953 Birthday Judi Spiers, born in Britain, Judith Marilyn Spiers, British radio and television presenter, hosted Mr TSW and Miss TSW local beauty contests for new south-west station TSW, appeared in six editions of daytime chat show, presented on Open Air, a BBC1 access television program, in 1986, and Pebble Mill program 1992- 1995, presenter, BBC Radio Devon since 2005 1933 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt conducts his 1st fireside chat 1921 Death Georges Feydeau, French playwright (Chat and Poche), dies at 58 1905 Death Alphonse Allais, French humorist and writer (Le chat noir), dies